附註:Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-240) and indexes.
Sex, lies, and transformations -- The sociological significance of affairs -- Intimacy, negotiated nonmonogamy, and the limits of the couple -- Communication and marital infidelity -- Renaissance of romanticism in the era of increasing individualism -- Men, women, and infidelity : sex differences in extradyadic sex and jealously -- Being unfaithful : his and her affairs -- "From here to epiphany" : power and identity in the narrative of an affair -- A different affair? openness and nonmonogamy in same sex relationships -- Affairs and children -- The role of female friends in the management of affairs.
摘要:The State of Affairs' brings together contributions on the study of sexual affairs in committed personal relationships. Based on a range of survey data, the chapters discuss the impacts of affairs on individuals, partners and other members of the family unit.